Religion in China Containing a Brief Account of the Three Religions of the Chin
Religion in China Containing a Brief Account of the Three Religions of the Chin
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" " Then why, " he was asked, " did you become a monk at all ?" " To keep the heart at rest, " he said, "so that it may not be ruffled by common affairs. " "And have you attained that stage of advancement?" " No, " was his response; "but there is a priest here who has done more than I have. " He led me to see him. I saw him in his monkish costume, sitting on a board in the sunshine, his face turned towards a wall. I was informed that he never spoke. He had not done so for six or seven years, an...d was under a vow not to break silence again for the whole of his life. He constantly wore the same dress, and limited himself to the luxury of combing his long hair, which was never cut with razor or scissors, and washing his face. He ate like other priests, but scarcely ever left his apartment. He could read, but never took book in hand. His only employment was to mutter the prayers of his religion in a low voice. I wrote on a piece of paper a sentence, " Your vow not to speak is of no benefit to you.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" " Then why, " he was asked, " did you become a monk at all ?" " To keep the heart at rest, " he said, "so that it may not be ruffled by common affairs. " "And have you attained that stage of advancement?" " No, " was his response; "but there is a priest here who has done more than I have. " He led me to see him. I saw him in his monkish costume, sitting on a board in the sunshine, his face turned towards a wall. I was informed that he never spoke. He had not done so for six or seven years, an...d was under a vow not to break silence again for the whole of his life. He constantly wore the same dress, and limited himself to the luxury of combing his long hair, which was never cut with razor or scissors, and washing his face. He ate like other priests, but scarcely ever left his apartment. He could read, but never took book in hand. His only employment was to mutter the prayers of his religion in a low voice. I wrote on a piece of paper a sentence, " Your vow not to speak is of no benefit to you.
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